Delhi Govt Announces Rs 10,000 Ex Gratia Relief To Flood-hit Families

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced the Delhi government will provide financial aid of Rs 10,000 each to the flood-affected families. Sharing this on Twitter, he said that several economically backward families living along the Yamuna banks have lost their homes in the floods and some have lost all their belongings.

यमुना किनारे रहने वाले कई बेहद गरीब परिवारों का काफ़ी नुक़सान हुआ है। कुछ परिवारों का तो पूरे घर का सामान बह गया।

1. आर्थिक मदद के तौर पर हर बाढ़ पीड़ित परिवार को दस हज़ार रुपये प्रति परिवार देंगे

2. जिनके काग़ज़ जैसे आधार कार्ड आदि बह गये, उनके लिए स्पेशल कैंप लगाए जायेंगे…

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) July 16, 2023

He further announced that the AAP government will set up special camps for those who lost their Aadhaar cards and other important documents, and make arrangements for books and clothes for the affected children. 

Kejriwal stated that pumps are being utilised to lower the water level in the affected areas as part of the continuous efforts to mitigate the flood crisis. Although the rate of progress varies depending on the area, he claimed that the water level is steadily dropping.

He told the media, “We have established relief camps in various locations, primarily in schools and dharma-shalas, to provide necessary amenities such as toilets and clean water." 

The chief minister acknowledged the difficulties that the residents of Yamuna Bazaar were facing because the flooding had caused extensive damage. The chief minister gave them the assurance that special camps will be set up to assist them in obtaining these crucial documents as many people had lost their key documents, including Aadhaar cards.

He also shared about the children who lost their books and school uniforms due to the flooding. He assured the affected families that the government is actively working on providing replacements for these items at the earliest.

Following the visit to the flood affected areas, Kejriwal tweeted, "I personally visited a relief camp set up in a school at Mori Gate to oversee the arrangements. Along with providing shelter for the affected people, arrangements for food, water, and toilets have been made."

He also tweeted to inform that the Chandrawal Water Treatment Plant has been started. This will restore water supply to the tune of 105 MGD in assembly constituencies namely Rajinder Nagar, Karol Bagh, Ballimaran, Chandni Chowk, Patel Nagar, Palam Vihar, Delhi Cantt and also in NDMC areas.